Bible Studies for Life Free Samples Adult Ministry Personal Study Guide, Spring 2014 | Page 9

THE POINT

When we seek Christ, we find hope.

Live It Out
So how do you find hope? Information alone can’t do it. Let Jesus, the
source of hope, transform you.
Identify a circumstance that leaves you feeling
powerless. As you enter that circumstance pray, “Jesus,
please show me what to say and do.”
Recognize Jesus’ trustworthiness. Identify several
things in which you place your trust. Consider how Jesus is
more trustworthy than each of those.
Find someone who needs hope. Show Jesus’ love
through a kind gesture. Identify Jesus as the one who taught
you how to be kind.
Can we ever truly find hope? Yes. Not only can we find it but we can
experience it every day. Call off the search party. We’ve found
our true hope in Jesus Christ.

Don't Waste Your Life
menofhonor

Last time I checked, 10 out of 10 people die. Death is certain.
But people don’t want to talk about it. Why? Let’s face it:
We fear it. And besides, it’s flat-out uncomfortable and
DON’T WASTE YOUR LIFE
depressing to talk about our eventual demise. So what do we
do instead? Author Os Guinness explains: “We are reluctant,
even afraid, to admit that we all, without exception, will die.
We surround ourselves with entertaining distractions so we
don’t have to think about death. We tranquilize ourselves with the trivial.”
4 THINGS
THAT DON’T
REALLY
MATTER

it be more fun to actually be Santa Claus? Though the 1994 Tim Allen
movie The Santa Clause clearly answers this question, it’s hypothetical
because Santa is make-believe.
The point is that you can get as much or even more joy out of giving
than receiving. It’s fun to see other people’s dreams come true. It’s moving to meet another person’s needs. It can change your life when you lead
someone to the Lord.
God hard-wired us to share and give. Sin taught us to take and keep.
What are the most important things in your life? Are they things that
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